The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-03

v1lle's trial, and in it Madeleine was fully de-
scribed as his mditreSSe, with manly q coarse
She was called the ~cnarne4se. the r~artsante
de PrenGdes la j.otte i!nOce1ete, and thu
article concluded by saying that, not content
with QUE she must have two Gd91atetirs, amt
that the young officer had paid very dearly
Pierre's face assumed a horrible expires.
What now is the good Of my worn, "Le
said pjtt til 1nino my WTv that lbdnl5 Nfd Teii! g Saij5ii
force the truth from the coward"'
And seizing the first opportunity he re-
turned straight to D
vile house, and went quickly there.
Everything was luxurious and elegant
abont his dwsl5ng T., and IA 7 line Inc { taEdb tF af L. +,
strong arm he pushed him aWa5, making TIE
man start back frightened.
The seam8n's frame seemed to have growIi
still taller, and his bTonZed face wore Q rigid.
fixed expression.
In his rough gea-sprinkled clothes he az
peared strangely out of place there IN TIL
marble hall, among the splendid plants aES
statues.
He won't hastily to where he heard voices,
and raising the CRIMSON portlcre' STOOD il"
NJ. dc Melville was supping with so,ne
friends, and the mass OF lights, the perfume
of flowers, the gilt, the silver, the odor sa
viands, the faint smell Of fruit, the glass,
the many faces and VOICES. seemed 10 daE2sS
Pierre for q moment. he stood stu, mo1oi-
1858, Nlttl bilt Itih tl|t bHsiL llthlttiAS. Att' s~N
form, his nobly-cut features and well-shape1
head coming out like u cameo against tn"
background.
painting newly set in a splendid frame thsf
was passing from hand to hand.
La petite is rather satstage, cried the most
charHaafsch, and | must not complain.n
Pierre now was thoroughly reused: This
seemed the confirmation of his Sorst fears.
for how could his straightforward simplicity
understand fb1 hOB2TSP M NlG1l1eS ieS7
He understood that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
who was to have been his beloved wlte1oWaK
spoken OF as nJtIc IA girl of light condleDt
You are a kGchc "a cowardl.!' cried the M
furiated man, bursting at last in n vioaeIs
rage: You have profited by my absence Ia
He seized NJ. de Meryille in his powerful;
grasp and, violently shaking him. threw hira
He feIf against the buffet. and the splendid
ornaments came down viii. q dreadful crash
and cut his face and hands.
Pierre looked at him lying there apparent
ly iifeless with a look OF bitter contempt,
turned him over with his foot as he WouSu
have done some ioathsome reptile, and theia
though the fisherman did not leave D.
but walked boldly in the streets, as if court
ing attention, no complaint was lodges
against him, and rs soon as NJ. de Merv1ne
had recovered sufficiently to travel he left thu
town.
It was Caroline who performed the cruel
task Of telling Madeleine that Pierre had re
turned. Etl
She had met him yhilst selling fish in Il a
she had perfectly recognized him.
The poor girl became deadly pale, and even
J her lips lost their bright color; she did nos
out Of pure inability to believe such ~extraor-
dlna ngt news eonaa n paeTFbe sr hef Il r Wsa im 70 og asle'
coming back t. ] her face. ITO do SO I must
But this heartrending proof was not spared
her. AS she was returning one day freist
picking Sntdde de 9ner Namphlre> On the
downs, she saw a well-known form coming
toward her. There was no doubt about it: is
was Pierre. for who could mistake his tall,
handsome iguro7 80, ),
hurried towards him, and her. JOY was go
great at seeing him that all her FStigue seemed
to vanish as if by magic.
But he turned away.
Pierre, who had always sought her-whose
arms had encircled her with such love Tor
whose presence she had 30 longed-Pierre
She suffered terribly in that minute-aRd
wondered vaguely-like MAN. before her
how she stil lived, how the frightsul reality
Other people passed without shrinking
from her; how was il, then. that she had be-
come so loathsome to Pierre2
Caroline met her, and took her home, and
~enlightened her with cold-blooded brutality.
/. She explained to her the reports that were
circulated about her, and the shame that
) FISHERMEN are more 6lbgctIes than mes
: stRsas,''' she said In conclusion. Every body
knew the stories about Mile. de F. and La
. Comtesse de c.. and yet they are married
Just the sanle!"
/ From that day the poor girl was fright
fully changed. She had no illness, but be-
9 came SO pale and thin that abe looked the
: phantoml Of her former self. She did her
work just the same, and was kind and pa
tent as ever to her grandparents, but ell her
u youth seemed to be gone, and the freshness
- of her complexion and roundness OF her hg-
: ure had disappeared.
Q of sight, for each stitch reminded her OF the
i happy thoughts she had seemed to work ill.,,
!. Sometimes, out of mere habit, she would
O look out Of the window al the sea before She
slept; but then, remembering there was NO
lover now TO expect, she would turn away
4 2 s aafser1 ssna and her IF s sssg Would assume 9
The old priest, deeply grieved ct her suf-
fering, found ort Pierre and tried D reason
with him, assuring him of Madeleine's inne-
cence; but the young man would not listen,
N and termed ~fercely away. He declared that
e he would have ksthing. to do. with 3 NOR
as convince him of the contrary.
il One early morning, when the peoneuses Or
" qrenodes were already gone OUT to CATCH
shriHps, @ woman came hurry1by from the
Y Il was Oaroline's mother in a stag of great
or agitation. Her daughter had caught a NO
n lent cold dancing, alta neighboring duo9sSe,
le inflammation of the lungs had set In, aisdshs
was dangerously i'll.
d She was loudly calling for a priest ana for
ne Pierre, and the poor women had hurried
D. II must tell Pierre ali, " the girl kept ON
crying out, ..or I shall die and be lost
Id Fetch him quick, or it will be too late.n
]. When Pierre was found and came TO her
be bedside, she confessed the guilty, part she
had played. her jealousy, Of Madeleine, and
the bride she had received from M. de MeR~
al vile, and the sending Of the paper.
p- Madeleine is as pure and as innocent as .
Sc baby" she murmured, in q choking, dying
always away been aq foiEhff En- md e trne s e YOU ~ ms
PIERS forgot the agony of the girl, and
in almost jumped for joy. ag this emotion OF
thankfulness at Madeleine.s innocence
III ssThank God! thank God y he cried, and
he rushed out Of the cottage, only thinking OF
tes taking Madeleine to his heart.
val For weeks he had Hinged to do SOTO fer
IN give her her sin-bub now it was he VINO
lis would throw himself on his knees and beg
Id he n.Petfae Madeleinet Petite Madeleine! ~ he
kept ON saying as he stole across the downs.
Ter MY brave little one, my petite ofe7s aimee 8
ed He saw o group of shrimp.:catchers on ne
it'll sands with their nets, and, Jumping hastily
Ter down, he ran toward them.
lad Madeleine must be there, he thought, and
as before all her companions no would take hex
ted in his arms and beg her forgiveness, ~
He would own his error with the humility
e's of the worst sinner, and tell how he would
ner give his life to make her happy.
ars But was his brain giving wayf He seemed
to hear cries of terror, screams for lelpi
lad Surely his sight, too, must be dead-per-
md haps blinded b. the tears OF JOY in his eyes
rds for he thought he saw q lfeiess form In some
was Il must be one Of the girls Jokes, or per.
on haps q plank of wood from come ~shipwreck
BON And yet why should they be crying ont %
ind If some one was drowned7
rho Some onei Good Godt Madeleine Made
Ieinele he cried in O. hoarss voice, for he real
nts lied that this Ifeless asogee was his ofe'